Chapter 79 - Conversation In The Carriage (2/2)

Nevertheless, Ni Yinghong always treated the playboys harshly.

On the contrary, after witnessing Ou Yangming’s serious att.i.tude in smithing, she felt as though a string in her heart was plucked. A man who was fully focused on something was naturally charming, so if a lady of the right age met one, it made sense that she would keep the man in mind.

If Ou Yangming had done his best to please and woo Ni Yinghong from the start like the other playboys, perhaps she would get rid of the thought. However, Ou Yangming happened to be the opposite as he took a completely different path.

Even though Ni Yinghong knew that Ou Yangming was clueless about her real ident.i.ty—a female, she somehow had a rebellious mentality when she saw Ou Yangming conversing with Zheng Ziwen in such a friendly manner but treated her with indifference.

Ni Yinghong curbed her thoughts and listened quietly. She noted down Ou Yangming’s favorite topics and bore them in mind.

Strangely enough, if someone had previously told Ni Yinghong that she would be interested in men, who were even a year or two younger than her, she would definitely react angrily. Now that it was actually happening to her, she neither hated nor rejected the idea.

Ou Yangming tried his best to come up with more topics, but ended up having nothing else to say. He was soon struck with an idea, he closed his eyes to pretend to be taking a nap.

While he did not want to talk, Ni Yinghong started a conversation in the carriage.

“Master Zheng, who did you learn the appraisal art from?”

Ou Yangming rolled his eyes a bit while keeping them shut, and also p.r.i.c.ked up his ears a little.

The appraisal art. That was the secret technique that Ou Yangming was trying to inquire about earlier, but Zheng Ziwen did not talk about it in detail. The appraiser only skimmed over the important parts, thus Ou Yangming was still confused.

Therefore, Ou Yangming quickly paid attention when Ni Yinghong raised the question.

Zheng Ziwen hesitated before he answered, “I was initially a staff member at the Yi Pavilion, but I was valued by an appraisal master, who later took me as his disciple. I learned the appraisal art only after cultivating for ten years. As for who my master is, please forgive me for not being able to disclose it without the elder’s permission.”

Ou Yangming was slightly moved. ‘Looks like an appraisal master’s cultivation is tougher than what I have imagined. One can only succeed after cultivating for ten years.’

He turned to look at Ni Yinghong, who seemed to be not much older than him, and shook his head while wondering, ‘Geniuses don’t count.’

Ni Yinghong found it strange after being looked at like that. ‘It’s fine that you’re looking at me, but why did you suddenly shake your head?’

She gritted her teeth and said, “Master Zheng, I have some questions about the appraisal art, and I’d like to inquire about them from you.”

Zheng Ziwen was startled, but he quickly replied to her, “Master Ni, you’re being too polite. Let’s exchange views.”

He thought to himself, ‘What the h.e.l.l is he up to?’

In actual fact, they had exchanged views before this. Zheng Ziwen knew very well that Ni Yinghong was not a simple person although she was young. Whether it was her vision or her judgment, she seemed to be above him. The only thing she lacked was probably experience.

Nonetheless, in terms of the appraisal art, how could Ni Yinghong be more inferior to him?

Without further ado, Ni Yinghong began questioning. For instance, she asked what the appraisal art meant, where it came from, and why it could be used for appraisals. Other than that, she also asked how the appraisal art could be used, and how its advantage could be maximized.

The questions were very repet.i.tive, some were simple while some were complicated. There were also some important questions about how the art could be executed.

Despite that, Ni Yinghong was very skilled at asking. In particular, she occasionally asked some confusing questions to distract Zheng Ziwen, who subconsciously answered everything when he was in that state. Moreover, as their discussion became more heated, they eventually spoke so loudly that they forgot about the two other people in the carriage.

Ou Yangming had already opened his eyes to listen quietly. He was sometimes in high spirit, other times pondering while lowering his head, and would also smile when he suddenly fathomed something.

The person who actually benefited from the conversation was Ou Yangming.

All of a sudden, the carriage stopped, and Lin Yichen laughed and announced, “Everyone, we’re here, let’s get off.”

Zheng Ziwen looked like he had just awakened from a dream, and he followed Ni Yinghong out of the carriage.

Before Lin Yichen left the carriage, he whispered to Ou Yangming, “Master Ou, you should thank Master Ni.”

Ou Yangming was in a daze. When he recalled everything that happened earlier, he realized that Ni Yinghong had not asked about the appraisal art for no reason. He was taking the opportunity of discussing with Zheng Ziwen to let Ou Yangming gain the knowledge.

Though Ou Yangming could not make sense of Ni Yinghong’s kind gesture, he said softly, “Master Ni, thank you.”

Ni Yinghong curled her lips into a smile, causing two deep dimples to be seen on her face. Subsequently, she walked away like a proud peac.o.c.k.

Ou Yangming looked at Lin Yichen in confusion, but noticed that the shopkeeper was also looking at him helplessly. Afterward, Lin Yichen shook his head and left.

In the end, Ou Yangming was puzzled for a long time.

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